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id: sgtopic.education.private-school-candidate-routes
kind: topic
title: "Private-school and private-candidate routes"
url: https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/topic/sgtopic.education.private-school-candidate-routes
language: en
evidence_status: recorded
collection_as_of: 2026-11-04
---

# Private-school and private-candidate routes

## Record details

- **Also known as:** private school Singapore; private O-Level candidate; O Level private candidate; PEI private school route; 私立学校; 自修考生
- **Part of:** [Education](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/topic/sgtopic.education)
- **Evidence profile:** mixed
- **Primary domain:** education

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- Articles: [International Students in Singapore](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/article/sgkb.education.international-students-in-singapore)
- Topics: [Education](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/topic/sgtopic.education)
- People & organisations: [Immigration and Checkpoints Authority](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/entity/sg.agency.ica)
- People & organisations: [Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/entity/sg.agency.seab)
- People & organisations: [Skills and Workforce Development Agency](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/entity/sg.agency.swda)
- Facts: [Regulation of Private Education Institutions](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/fact/sgfact.swda.regulates-private-education-institutions)
- Dated values: [Minimum age for GCE private candidates](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/observation/sgobs.education.private-school-candidate-routes.gce-private-candidate-minimum-age.2026)

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